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Episode Description: Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi and Roshi Joan Halifax explore the theme of buddhas and bodhisattvas. Teacher Biographies: Joan Halifax Roshi is a Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, anthropologist, and author. She is Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist monastery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has worked in the area […]

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Episode Description: This is an excerpt from a talk given by Noah Levine, reflections on following the path of the Buddha, including themes of Buddha nature, pain and pleasure, accessing the heart. Teacher Bio: Noah Levine is the founder of the “Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society” with two centers in Los Angeles and over […]

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Note: This episode is also the regular Wednesday evening dharma talk, which was given in the morning vs evening. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This sesshin invites participants to contemplate the interdependence of monastery and mountain. We alternate days of sitting practice with mountain walking practice in the Sangre de Cristos. We explore the role of mountains in classical Zen as we study the […]

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Series Summary Description: Rohatsu Sesshin marks the enlightenment of the Buddha. It is a powerful gathering of practitioners and friends who are dedicated to realizing the way. Roshis Joan Halifax and Enkyo O’Hara, and Senseis Kaz Tanahashi and Beate Stolte explore the enlightenment of the Buddha, the story and its meaning in our lives today, […]

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Sesshin, meaning to gather the heart/mind, is an intensive meditation retreat, done with others that deepens our relationship to our mind and to the world. In sesshin the mind/body calms and settles, and the mind becomes clear and open. We experience the deep stillness that lies within each of us and the tremendous strength of […]